SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former Homeland Security employee was sentenced to eight years in prison April 19 for molesting two girls and inappropriately touching another victim in Irvine.
Terry Edward Keegan, 60, was convicted March 23 of a felony count of lewd acts on a minor younger than 14 as well as single misdemeanor counts each of child annoyance, sexual battery, simple battery, and destroying or concealing evidence.
Keegan was given credit for 516 days behind bars so far. Orange County Superior Court Judge Andre Manssourian also ordered Keegan to register as a sex offender for the next 20 years.
Keegan faced three, six, or eight years in prison. Manssourian rejected a plea for probation for the Army veteran and former reserve Orange County deputy sheriff. Keegan worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration Services….